Noise pollution in textile, printing and publishing industries in Saudi Arabia

Noise pollution in textile, printing and publishing industries in Saudi Arabia

A study of 20 factories belonging to textile, printing, publishing and paper products industries in Jeddah was conducted. Data on Leq, Maximum and Minimum SPL at different octave bands, as well as dBA, were collected. It has been found that textile, publishing and paper products industries are the m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental monitoring and assessment 2003-03, Vol.83 (1), p.103-111
Hauptverfasser: NOWEIR, Madbuli H, JAMIL, A. T. M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acoustics
Environmental monitoring
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Humans
Noise
Noise control
Noise pollution
Noise: its effects and control
Occupational Exposure
Occupational Health
Occupational safety
Physics
Publishing
Reference Values
Saudi Arabia
Textile Industry
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Zusammenfassung:A study of 20 factories belonging to textile, printing, publishing and paper products industries in Jeddah was conducted. Data on Leq, Maximum and Minimum SPL at different octave bands, as well as dBA, were collected. It has been found that textile, publishing and paper products industries are the most noisy industries. The paper is concluded with suitable recommendation for noise control and worker protection.
ISSN:0167-6369
1573-2959
DOI:10.1023/A:1022418805827